Birobidzhan climate — normals and trends
Birobidzhan (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.9 °C and it receives 853 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (20.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-23.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Birobidzhan averages 191 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Birobidzhan has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 10 July 2000) and the coldest -45.7 °C (on 12 January 1951).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BirobidzhanJewish Autonomous Oblast
- coords
- 48.79°, 132.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.9°C
Average daily high
6.7°C
Average daily low
-4.4°C
Annual rainfall
853mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
43.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
191 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
71.3 cm
Average feels-like high
4.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.5 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.0 °C
10 July 2000
Coldest day
-45.7 °C
12 January 1951
Wettest day
106 mm
21 August 1988
Windiest day
43.3 km/h
17 April 2003
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
17 April 2003
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
-50.5 °C
12 January 1951
Snowiest day
23.0 cm
7 April 2002
Sunniest day
15.6 h
15 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -13.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 10 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | -7.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 14 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | -1.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 23 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 12.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 69 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 71 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 145 mm | +25 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 196 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 98 mm | -79 mm |
| Sep | 21.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 125 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 7.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 17 mm | -38 mm |
| Nov | -2.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 24 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | -14.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 20 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Birobidzhan?
Birobidzhan has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.9 °C and it receives 853 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Birobidzhan?
The hottest day measured in Birobidzhan between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2000, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Birobidzhan?
The coldest day measured in Birobidzhan between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1951, at -45.7 °C.
Does it snow in Birobidzhan?
Yes. Birobidzhan gets on average 71.3 cm of snow per year and has around 191 frost days.
Has the climate of Birobidzhan warmed?
Yes: Birobidzhan warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Birobidzhan?
The wettest day measured in Birobidzhan between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1988, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Birobidzhan?
The windiest day measured in Birobidzhan between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2003, with winds reaching 43.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Birobidzhan?
The warmest month in Birobidzhan is July (20.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-23.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Birobidzhan?
Birobidzhan receives on average 853 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Birobidzhan?
Birobidzhan gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Birobidzhan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Birobidzhan between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 2002, with 23.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Birobidzhan?
Yes: Birobidzhan has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Birobidzhan?
In Birobidzhan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 27 June 2010, and the lowest was -50.5 °C on 12 January 1951.
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